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borg
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Date Joined Apr 2003
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Posted 10/9/2003 4:58 PM (GMT -6)

As I have learned many people here are very educated and know many good articles and websites to obtain information. I was wondering if anyone had any good articles, or the like, on Greek Influence with the early church. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks,
Grace and Peace,
Borg

"So it is a more glorious work of power to uphold a soul in a state of grace and holiness, and to carry it on till it is brought to glory, when there is so much sin remaining in the heart resisting, and Satan with all his might opposing, than it would have been to have kept manfrom falling at first, when Satan had nothing in man." Edwards

PotOnWheel
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Posted 10/10/2003 1:23 AM (GMT -6)

Orthodox considered the word "Greek" to denote pagan. Helenic is the adjective that descibes their culture and country that is transformed by the Gospel. The Gospel transformed a culture. What the "Greek" Fathers did was take a word like "hypostasis" and re-form it into the concept of "person" that their prosopon (implying 'mask') never could handle. So, they transformed their cultural and linguistic legacy into something that could contain the OT witness of God who is personal and loving and living.

Read St. Basil's "On the Holy Spirit." Read St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. Gregory Naziansas.

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